Building The Right Employment Contract For Your Business, the Legal and Legit Way

Hiring new staff can be one of those daunting tasks that business owners either fear or flee.

How ever intimidating the hiring process may be (on both sides), mastering the Employment Contract is necessary to form a healthy working relationship from the start.

Employment contracts set out the terms of the entire employment relationship.

The contract can outline the entitlements, obligations and restrictions of both parties. As a safeguard, our guest speakers from Williams HR Law and Williams HR Law Consulting helped us understand the implications of a properly versus a poorly drafted employment contract that also supports both employee and employer —at our last video webinar series, “Building The Right Employment Contract”.

Employment Brand Perception (10:29 Mark)

A company may not have considered how their brand integrity and the Candidates experience during the hiring process are interconnected.

Did you know Glassdoor reported:

70% - Turn down a job if their first impression is sub-standard (i.e. waiting in the reception too long, poor follow-up etc.)

26% - Tell family and friends not to apply to that company

25% - Have stopped purchasing or purchased less from a brand because of a negative candidate experience

Pre-offer Considerations (13:14 Mark)

There is value in how you present even your very first email sent to a Candidate. Now, with the rise of Artificial Intelligence (aka Applicant Tracking Systems), your recruitment process could lack human engagement. In addition, having a recruiter in place for all hirings can further decrease the opportunity to establish a relationship early on. Which could possibly lead to missing out on the best talent!

And other things we should consider:

Are your job descriptions laid out in full to avoid overpromising a role?

Has there been enough time for the candidate to consider the presented offer?

Who will be the key contact/resource for the candidate?

Highlight any onboarding plan to set them up for success.

This was a jam-packed webinar! We couldn’t possibly dismantle it in one blog post.

Therefore, as an easy reference guide and to determine if it’s worth 69 mins of your time (WHICH IT IS), we’ve broken down each section spoken about in the presentation. And leaving the explicit legal jargon to the professionals, offered by Williams HR Law (Joel Smith, the Lawyer) and Williams HR Consulting (Lisa McFarland, the HR Practice Leader). Each are labeled with the exact time marker of the topic section in the video.

Consideration for New Agreements - so you’re not legally hogtied in the future (17:13)